Red Bull Racing has made its decision and… At the 2024 Belgian Formula 1 Grand Prix, we will see two RB20s equipped with bazookas.i.e. the “old” configuration, leaving aside the version that debuted with Max Verstappen at the Hungarian Grand Prix. The team’s technical director, Pierre Waché, admitted that on a track like the Belgian one, where aerodynamic efficiency plays a big role, this would be the right thing to do.
The Dutchman, always very direct in his statements, He did not hide his disappointment after not achieving first place.“We have made updates, but it is still not enough, so I am disappointed. I was hoping we could do more with those updates, in the last few races, whether it is a track with fast or slow corners, whether it is cold or hot, they have hit us with pure rhythm.”
The Dutchman encouraged his team to keep two development paths open, with a non-bazooka car for high-downforce tracks like the Hungaroring, and an older version for faster tracks, such as Spa-Francorchamps.
It is strange that Ferrari conducted the tests. Comparisons between two SF-24 configurationsIt was said to be a sign of weakness on the part of those in Maranello, unsure that the latest innovations did not give the results they saw in the wind tunnel and simulations.
Red Bull seems to be taking advantage of every opportunity it has.In fact, it’s fair to believe that each team puts the best of the material they’ve produced on the track despite budget constraints. The thinnest RB20 just for Max VerstappenDue to the lack of spare parts for Sergio Perez, it provides more vertical thrust and improves cooling of the power unit components, while the standard version seems more efficient.
It must be assumed that the difference in lap time is not great in favor of one version or another, but the choice offers opportunities that can be verified in race pace more than classification. Red Bull has undoubtedly lost the lead that went to McLaren, but there is clearly an attempt to respond.
Max Verstappen’s nervousness testifies that in Milton Keynes they lost that advantage they had in the past, Although it seems that the extreme project of the RB20 was a blank slatebecause the RB19 no longer has any further development available. The fact that the development shown at the Hungarian Grand Prix seems like a step backwards suggests that they have lost some idea of what to do.
It went unnoticed, but Red Bull tried it. No less than four front wing configurations between Sergio Perez and Max VerstappenThese are very different solutions that can be used in designs with specific characteristics, but we are moving towards greater specialization in individual parts that will offer different possibilities for the development of the cars.
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